Buffer

buf'er, n. a cushion to deaden the buff’ or concu ion, as in railway carriages. Buffet, buf'et, n a blow with the a slap, v to strike with the hand or fist to contend against [D. Fr. bu/et-bu/e a blow, esp. on the cheek, conn, with Puff, Buffoon..] Buffet, buf'et, a kind of sideboard. [Fr. buffet ong. unknown.] Buffoon, buf-oon', «. one who amuses by jests, grimaces, . a clown. [Fr. bouffon— It. bitffare, to jest, [lit to fiuff out the cheeks.] Buffoonery, buf-oWdr-i, the practices of a buffoon ludicrous or vulgar jesting. Bug, bug, an object of terror; applied loosely to certain insects, esp. to one that infests houses and beds [W. bug, a hobgoblin.]